Dynamic and thermodynamic predictors of vertical structure in radar-observed regional precipitation

Journal of Climate

Volumn 27, Issue 5, 2014, Pages 2143-2158

  Rudolph, James V ^a   Friedrich, Katja ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF COLORADO   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ATMOSPHERIC STABILITY; ENVIRONMENTAL PARAMETER; GENERALIZED LINEAR MODEL; GEO-POTENTIAL HEIGHTS; INTEGRATED WATER VAPORS; RADAR REFLECTIVITIES; THERMODYNAMIC VARIABLES; VERTICAL STRUCTURES;

CLIMATE CHANGE; RADAR; STORMS;

ATMOSPHERIC STRUCTURE;

ACCURACY ASSESSMENT; PRECIPITATION (CLIMATOLOGY); PRECIPITATION ASSESSMENT; RADAR; SYNOPTIC METEOROLOGY; THERMODYNAMICS; VERTICAL PROFILE; WATER VAPOR;

SWITZERLAND;

EID: 84897633528     PISSN: 08948755     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1175/JCLI-D-13-00239.1     Document Type: Article

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